Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-07

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below show the number of French adults whose parents spoke a French regional language to them when they were children and the number who speak a French regional language to their own children.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

Number of adults (in thousands) whose parents spoke a regional language to them in childhood

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The charts below compares the speaking of five different french local languages between the guardians of adults who spoke with to them in their childhood and number of adults themselves who speak regional languages to their own kids.

Overall, it is clear that Occitan language was spoken the most by the parents of adults in their childhood in terms of both habit and occasion. In Contrast, adults were found to be speaking Alsatian mostly to their own children.

Firstly, In terms of habituall, Occitan was spoken the most by the parents of adults with 600 thousand people followed by Alstian with a number of people slightly less than Occitan. At the third we have Breton spoken by almost 240 thousand parents of adults in their childhood

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

The response identifies a relevant overall pattern: Occitan is prominent in the childhood figures, while Alsatian leads among adults speaking to their own children. However, it covers only part of the task and stops before describing the second chart in detail or comparing the two childhood-speaking categories. Some figures are also inaccurate: habitual Occitan is about 620,000, not 600,000; Alsatian is about 600,000, not slightly below Occitan; and Breton is about 260,000, not 240,000. The report contains 126 words, below the required 150, which contributes to its limited coverage. Include the occasional figures and the figures for speaking to children, then summarise the main contrasts accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: an opening statement is followed by an overview and then a paragraph beginning with “Firstly,” to introduce a detail. This gives the reader a basic route through the response. However, the report ends during its first detailed point, so there is no clear progression through the remaining data or a concluding comparison. Linking is also limited and sometimes mechanical, as in “Firstly” and “At the third.” The overview’s contrast could be developed into a clearer structure, for example by grouping the two childhood categories together and then discussing the figures for adults speaking to their children. Complete, well-separated paragraphs and more precise links between comparisons would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses some task-relevant vocabulary, including “habit,” “occasion,” “followed by,” and “spoken,” and the main topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “the speaking of five different french local languages,” “guardians of adults,” and “At the third.” “French” is also incorrectly lower-case, and “Alstian” is misspelled. These choices make parts of the report less precise and less academic in tone. Use standard chart language such as “regional languages,” “parents,” “ranked third,” and “approximately,” and vary verbs such as “spoke,” “used,” and “communicated” where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer structures, including “Occitan language was spoken the most by the parents … in terms of both habit and occasion,” and the basic meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors occur in several sentences. The opening has subject–verb disagreement in “The charts below compares,” and the phrase “who spoke with to them” has an incorrect grammatical construction. “At the third we have Breton spoken…” is also an incomplete or awkwardly formed sentence. Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, including “In Contrast” and “Firstly, In terms.” Use a wider range of controlled sentence patterns, check agreement and prepositions, and make sure each detail is expressed in a complete sentence.

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